Name.com Secure Site SSL, $ 149.99/yr. on SSL Certificates

Secure Site SSL has been discontinued on October 15, 2025 (added November 12, 2016)

🔐 Domains protected :	1
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPal
🔧 Category :	Wordpress
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-Free
⚑ Targeting :	US

screenshot of Secure Site SSL from name.com

Original plan URL was https://www.name.com/ssl

📜 Plan description

Secure Site SSL offers full business authentication through one of the most trusted SSL certificate providers. This certificate is also available with premium options, such as a green address bar and extended validation.

256-bit encryption
Browser lock icon
Dynamic site seal
Organizational Validation (OV)

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📄 Editorial Review

Name.com (founded in 2003 by William Bill Mushkin and now owned by Identity Digital) is an ICANN-accredited registrar that also sells straightforward hosting, email and SSL. They position themselves as a simple, one-login place to buy a domain and add basic hosting or cloud resources, with localization in multiple languages and support for several currencies.
Their portfolio centers on:

Shared Hosting – cPanel-based Linux hosting with automated backups, free SSL, email accounts, and standard developer tooling (PHP 7.x, MySQL, Git, cron).
WordPress Hosting – a single, entry plan with one-click setup, unlimited storage/bandwidth claims, and Let’s Encrypt SSL.
Cloud Hosting – resold DigitalOcean Basic Droplets, managed from the Name.com interface with 1-click apps and selectable global regions (Amsterdam, Bangalore, Frankfurt, London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Toronto).
Email – Titan Email for custom-domain mailboxes and Google Workspace (with Gemini AI features) for productivity suites.
Website Builder – resold Wix services with templates, drag-and-drop editing, mobile view, and SEO tools.
SSL Certificates – choices from standard DV to EV, with budget Comodo DV options.

Strategically, they lean heavily on reputable third parties (DigitalOcean for cloud, Wix for sites, Titan/Google for email) while keeping registrar functions and cPanel shared hosting in-house. Recent history shows a trimmed hosting lineup (e.g., WordPress consolidated to a single plan) and periodic flash sales to drive acquisition. On the community side, Name.Gives channels quarterly donations to nonprofits, with $50,000+ contributed since 2017.

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